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negative attitude

NOUN

bad attitude

Synonyms

WEAK

chip on one's shoulder cynicism defeatism dim view discouragement expectation of the worst gloomy outlook hopelessness lack of confidence low spirits negative thinking negativism pessimism

Example Sentences

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You think that way when you are watching a game more than you do if you are playing in it, and City certainly never had a negative attitude.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

"We unofficially got information that the draft of the decision is written with a negative attitude," the campaign organisers wrote on their website this week.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

It provoked a negative attitude — he describes himself then as a “bratty young kid” — leading to a wake-up call.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

“We have an extremely negative attitude towards this. And this, of course, complicates the prospects for normalizing our relations with Meta,” Peskov told reporters during his daily conference call, the Associated Press reported.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2024

Note that the negative attitude of Achilles is that of wrath; in his anger he will destroy his people and his cause, and finally, in the dragging of Hector's corpse, he disregards the Gods.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques